I lived in Revere, MA at the time and remember going to Winthrop, MA to see the parade for Mike Eruzione. This was of course the year that Ronald Reagan was elected president but at that time, it was not a sure thing.
“I remember that very well from 1980. I was in my senior year of high school...”
Ha! My senior year too. I remember I had to miss the last bit of the final game against Finland because we had to go to church (it was on a Sunday).